Jan 20, 2017
After years of relentless focus on costs, settlements and regulations, the future of banking is looking brighter, agreed panellists in a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. On the regulatory front, the majority predicted a significant paring-back of...
Jan 19, 2017
Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880 – the third year in a row for new record highs. According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...
Jan 18, 2017
The energy gap in Africa looms large if the continent is to permanently escape the poverty trap. More than 600-million people in Africa lack access to clean, affordable, reliable energy. It is time for empower people by delivering power to the people, agreed...
Jan 17, 2017
Economic inequality, societal polarisation and intensifying environmental dangers are the top three trends that will shape global developments over the next 10 years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2017 found. Collaborative action by world...
Jan 16, 2017
Online security is becoming a bigger issue than ever, with 2016 seemingly one of the worst years ever when it comes to staying secure and private online – and 2017 doesn’t promise to be any better, as restrictive surveillance laws are being passed around...
Jan 13, 2017
Despite expectations that the first “digitally native” generation would want to shop online, a new study released today by IBM and the National Retail Federation found that almost all members of Generation Z prefer to shop in bricks-and-mortar stores. With...
